April 26th, 44th Day of Quarantine

Today's high was a slightly windy, sunny 62F.

After church, and seeing Emily in the kids' church video, Billy worked on a design for work, = ( and I got things ready for tomorrow.

I also made a temporary bottom for our front porch chest out of a board from the shed (it's too narrow, but it's long enough which is the more important of the two.  I had to get out the extension cord and some PPE and the jig saw.  I also measured and marked it, like a pro. lol

William came out with me to draw some sidewalk chalk art, since most of it has been washed away.

I was going to work on some craft projects on the porch, but it is still too cold.  So, I had to finish them inside.

Billy cooked up some barbeque chicken and hot dogs for a late lunch/early dinner.

William had a balloon that he played with all day long, until he popped it in the tub. = (

There was a plan for a parade for the leader of our Busy Mom's group that I didn't find out about until today, so I rushed through some of my chores so that I could go to.  I even made a sign to stick to my car!

but, our leader was too busy, and so we had to postpone the parade, which made it too late of a night for yours truly, so I had to pass. = (  Thankfully, I still got to zoom with the lovely ladies!

We are as ready as we can be for our first full week of learning.  In fact we got two emails outlining the week from the kids amazing teachers!  Here's to another (hopefully warmer) week at home!

later days

April 4th, "Stay indoors" Day 22, Day 2 of Spring Break!

The expected high today is 48F.  Last night was the first night of the year that we were able to sleep with the window open!  It's been rainy and dreary all day.

Today I worked on catching up on some of the laundry that had been put on hold with all the extra bedding going through.  And I managed to sneak in an afternoon nap too!

Billy went to the local grocery store to try to collect some of the things we were critically low on, he was mostly successful.  Canned bread was the most disappointing unavailability.

When he came home he grilled up steaks and hot dogs and potatoes for dinner.

We enjoyed a lovely third wine tour in a "French winery." = )

Today would be a perfect, rainy Saturday in my book.

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March 22nd, "Quarantine and Chill" Day 9

The expected high today is 40F, but it was very sunny this morning!

Church service online gave some familiarity to the morning, but it still didn't feel quite like a Sunday.

We decided to grill out some Hamburgers, which meant that Billy had to run to the store for buns.  Figuratively run, of course, he just walked. = )

Everyone really enjoyed them, and the potatoes will be saved for dinner.

I've only had to do 1-2 loads of laundry a day, and our hamper is looking pretty empty with everyone hanging out in their pjs all day. = )

I took the afternoon to finish the time consuming piece of the end of year teacher gifts. I'm hopeful that they will actually be delivered before next fall...

Billy and I enjoyed our first "wine tour."  Looking forward to doing it again next weekend.

I've prepared for tomorrow as well as I can, since I will be leaving my kids to do their work while I attempt a grocery run.  But I'll leave those worries for tomorrow.

later days

March 15th, Self-Imposed Societal Removal, Day 2

The expected high today was 44F.

We enjoyed the church service from the warmth/safety/separation of our home.

All of our normal Sunday activities were observed: baths, lunches, laundry, and prep for tomorrow.

For lunch we had fish sticks, for dinner steak and potatoes from the grill!

later days